The Way Of God’s Favor

Rachel HauckFaith, God, God answers prayer 1 Comment

I’m working on a theory here. But I think I can back it up with the Word. See, we have favor when we follow and obey God. For example from Psalm 18:20-21 “The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from …

Are We Really Innocent?

Rachel HauckGod, God is good, God is holy, God is love, Godliness, Gospel Leave a Comment

I started Elie Wiesel’s “Night” a few days ago. I haven’t gotten very far. I read ahead and came across some scenes I’m not sure I want to read in detail. The Nazi’s treatment of prisoners is sickening. Haunting. The images his story, and others like his, create don’t dismiss easily from my mind. Hubby read an account of a …

He Blinded Me With Science

Rachel Hauckcult, God, Rachel Hauck, Religion, science, Stephan Hawking 1 Comment

Great thoughts from my Awesome husband. Stephen Hawking, renowned physicist, has recently declared that there is no God. Not surprising since science has been elevated above all other thought or reason. Two consequences of this philosophy are that science can now speak authoritatively on any topic, and nothing is true unless science says it is true. What has been overlooked …

Personal Expression verses God Encounter

Rachel HauckEncounter, God, loving God, loving others, ministries, not about expression, Simple Church 4 Comments

I’ve noticed something lately. Church has changed. And I don’t mean in the Emergent kind of way where intellectuals gaze at their navels asking, “Is Jesus really the Christ? Is He the only way?” Yes, in case you’re wondering. Unequivocally yes. My observation of the Evangelical Bible-believing church is we’ve become about personal expression rather than God encounter. Let me …

God provides

Rachel Hauckeconomy, God, provision, trusting 1 Comment

I came across this verse last week in 2 Corinthians 8. “As it is written, “He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gather little had no lack.” I love the picture of this verse. God provides all our needs. Even a few of our wants, but if we are living a Sermon on the Mount …

Such a cliche

Rachel Hauckairports, business, cliches, God, politics Leave a Comment

… Men in starched shirts, pressed slacks, thick black case by their feet as they stand before the airport gate, phone device in their ear as they talk, as if to the air, about marketing and ops getting it together, about calling an all-hands meeting, getting production to come up to speed. I’ve heard the conversations. Different face, different place, …

Author Intrusion

Rachel Hauckauthor of our faith, Faith, God, perfecter, point of view 2 Comments

This happens to me frequently. I wake up in the pre dawn and in a twilight sleepy wakefulness, God speaks to me. Story idea. Plot resolution. Encouragement. Ideas. Words for other people. This morning, He spoke to me about “author intrusion.” I shared it with our congregation as I led the way to Him in worship. Author intrusion is when …